small video of george me and artur at Lake george

I was always afraid of hitting the sheep fencing. How far is that underwater?

I think you may be getting your Lake George's mixed up.

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DavMen said..
I think you may be getting your Lake George's mixed up.

Yes, any fencing in this Lake George would rust and rot away in around three months.

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DavMen said..
I think you may be getting your Lake George's mixed up.

Ah, okay. Where is this one then? The water looks amazingly flat.

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Harrow said..

DavMen said..
I think you may be getting your Lake George's mixed up.

Ah, okay. Where is this one then? The water looks amazingly flat.

This one is in South Australia next to the town of Beachport , Near Robe.

I thought you may have been thinking of LG between Goulburn and Canberra when you mentioned sheep fencing.

Yes this lake George. The fence posts were handy once the wire was removed. You could view them as a depth gauge. Of course back then, when there was water in the lake, folks didn't sail in 7 inches of water. We sailed out in the chop with proper fins. I did meet one clever fellow there once. Most of us ran out of water 500 metres from the car park and struck for home on foot in the mud. This fellow carried a special cut-off fin and a screw driver in his back pocket. He swapped it for the last run home and, at a moderate and safe speed, sailed to within 200 metres of the carpark.

Modern speed sailors would bemoan all that wasted flat water if they knew what this, the superior Lake George, was like in its heyday. Did I mention the wind? 5.5 from the east, every afternoon in summer. It'll be back one day.

Looks like there's a bit of flat stuff amongst the chop. How strong was the wind that day? Great to see it after all the talk on the GPS forums..

Great to see some footage of my team mates absolutely fanging :) Well done boys!